| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fresh) SG - Dale Ross (fresh) SF - Douglas Redfern (fresh) PF - David Hara (fresh) C - Sidney Brasher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Menlo | PG - Michael Hedden (fresh) SG - James Richards (fresh) SF - Carl Tubbs (fresh) PF - Michael Alfred (fresh) C - David Brose (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | David Hara wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Menlo | Menlo is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Grinnell | David Brose swats the short shot by Sidney Brasher | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Grinnell | David Hara hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Hedden | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Grinnell | Dale Ross comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Menlo | James Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Menlo | Michael Hedden connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Brose | 4-5 |
| 18:09 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern misses short on a floater from the left side | 4-5 |
| 18:08 | Grinnell | David Hara tips it home | 6-5 |
| 17:44 | Menlo | James Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:43 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Sidney Brasher | 6-5 |
| 17:37 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern is denied on a dunk by David Brose | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Menlo | Michael Hedden pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:16 | Menlo | James Richards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:00 | Grinnell | David Brose swats the short shot by Dale Ross | 6-5 |
| 16:59 | Menlo | David Brose grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:39 | Menlo | Michael Hedden misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | Grinnell | David Hara is whistled for a carry | 6-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (SG) Dale Ross | |
| Subs | Menlo | John Harris (PF), Stephen Thoms (C) Michael Alfred, David Brose | |
| 16:14 | Menlo | James Richards scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Tubbs | 6-7 |
| 15:59 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | Menlo | Stephen Thoms grabs the board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fairly fresh) SG - Erik Vance (fresh) SF - Douglas Redfern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hara (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Brasher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Menlo | PG - Michael Hedden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Tubbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Harris (fresh) C - Stephen Thoms (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Menlo | James Richards loses the dribble to David Hara | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Hedden - foul #1 on Michael Hedden, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SG) Erik Vance | |
| Subs | Menlo | Austin Samuels (PG), Craig Jewell (SG), Michael Alfred (PF), David Brose (C) Michael Hedden, James Richards, Carl Tubbs, John Harris | |
| 15:17 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Menlo | David Brose gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:10 | Menlo | Austin Samuels clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Menlo | David Brose tips it but misses | 7-7 |
| 15:07 | Grinnell | Dale Ross pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | Grinnell | Austin Samuels steals it from Sidney Brasher | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | Menlo | Austin Samuels misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clarence Kovach - foul #1 on Clarence Kovach, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | Menlo | Austin Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:45 | Menlo | Austin Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:33 | Grinnell | Craig Jewell is called for the reach on Dale Ross - foul #1 on Craig Jewell, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern drills a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Austin Samuels - foul #1 on Austin Samuels, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Menlo | Michael Hedden (PG) Craig Jewell | |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | Menlo | Michael Hedden drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Thoms | 10-11 |
| 14:09 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach makes the floater from the right side | 12-11 |
| 13:45 | Menlo | David Hara swats the short shot by David Brose | 12-11 |
| 13:43 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:22 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dale Ross | 14-11 |
| 13:06 | Menlo | Michael Hedden hits a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Clarence Kovach - foul #2 on Clarence Kovach, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Erik Vance (SG), Bradley Powers (SF), Timothy Dotson (PF), Cecil Scruggs (C) Clarence Kovach, Dale Ross, Douglas Redfern, David Hara, Sidney Brasher | |
| Subs | Menlo | James Richards (SG), Carl Tubbs (SF), John Harris (PF) Stephen Thoms, Michael Alfred, David Brose | |
| 13:06 | Menlo | Michael Hedden makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:42 | Grinnell | Erik Vance is fouled on the floor by James Richards - foul #1 on James Richards, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Menlo | Joseph Landry (PF) Michael Hedden | |
| 12:37 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 14-14 |
| 12:35 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Chad White | 14-14 |
| 12:28 | Grinnell | Bradley Powers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-14 |
| 12:27 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:10 | Grinnell | The jump hook by Timothy Dotson is blocked by Joseph Landry | 14-14 |
| 12:09 | Menlo | The rebound goes to Joseph Landry | 14-14 |
| 12:05 | Menlo | James Richards can't finish the layup | 14-14 |
| 12:03 | Menlo | John Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:54 | Menlo | James Richards misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Erik Vance - foul #1 on Erik Vance, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Menlo | Michael Hedden (PG) Austin Samuels | |
| 11:54 | Menlo | James Richards makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:54 | Menlo | James Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Chad White (fresh) SG - Erik Vance (fresh) SF - Bradley Powers (fresh) PF - Timothy Dotson (fresh) C - Cecil Scruggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Menlo | PG - Michael Hedden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Richards (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Tubbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Landry (fresh) C - John Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | John Harris denies the turnaround by Timothy Dotson | 14-16 |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs tips it home | 16-16 |
| 11:24 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Erik Vance - foul #2 on Erik Vance, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SG), Douglas Redfern (SF), David Hara (PF), Sidney Brasher (C) Erik Vance, Bradley Powers, Timothy Dotson, Cecil Scruggs | |
| Subs | Menlo | Craig Jewell (SG), David Brose (C) James Richards, Joseph Landry | |
| 11:24 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:24 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:24 | Menlo | John Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:58 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs lays it in | 16-19 |
| 10:37 | Grinnell | Dale Ross comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Craig Jewell - foul #2 on Craig Jewell, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | Menlo | Austin Samuels (SG), Michael Alfred (PF) Craig Jewell, John Harris | |
| 10:37 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:37 | Grinnell | Dale Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:17 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs clanks a floater from the right block | 18-19 |
| 10:15 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Dale Ross | 18-19 |
| 10:03 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Menlo | James Richards (SG), Stephen Thoms (SF) Austin Samuels, Carl Tubbs | |
| 09:44 | Menlo | Michael Alfred double dribbles | 18-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson (SF), Cecil Scruggs (PF) Douglas Redfern, David Hara | |
| Subs | Menlo | Austin Samuels (PG) Michael Hedden | |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Michael Alfred - foul #1 on Michael Alfred, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:31 | Menlo | David Brose pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:16 | Menlo | James Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Bradley Powers (SG), David Hara (PF) Thomas Lyman, Dale Ross, Sidney Brasher | |
| Subs | Menlo | | |
| 08:55 | Grinnell | Austin Samuels steals the ball from Timothy Dotson | 19-19 |
| 08:51 | Menlo | Austin Samuels blows the layup | 19-19 |
| 08:50 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to David Hara | 19-19 |
| 08:38 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson misses long on a floater from the right side | 19-19 |
| 08:37 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson grabs the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 08:25 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs's layup is rejected by Michael Alfred | 19-19 |
| 08:23 | Menlo | Michael Alfred grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:00 | Menlo | David Brose is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Brose, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SG), Douglas Redfern (SF), Sidney Brasher (C) Bradley Powers, David Hara, Cecil Scruggs | |
| Subs | Menlo | Michael Hedden (PG), Roy Kelly (SG), Carl Tubbs (SF), Joseph Landry (PF), John Harris (C) Austin Samuels, James Richards, Stephen Thoms, Michael Alfred, David Brose | |
| 07:53 | Grinnell | Dale Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 07:52 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs grabs the board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Chad White (fresh) SG - Dale Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Redfern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Dotson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sidney Brasher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Menlo | PG - Michael Hedden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Kelly (fresh) SF - Carl Tubbs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Landry (fresh) C - John Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Menlo | Timothy Dotson steals the ball from Joseph Landry | 19-19 |
| 07:33 | Grinnell | Dale Ross travels with the ball | 19-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman (PG) Chad White | |
| Subs | Menlo | | |
| 07:09 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs is fouled on the floor by Douglas Redfern - foul #1 on Douglas Redfern, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Menlo | Austin Samuels (SG) Roy Kelly | |
| 06:58 | Menlo | Michael Hedden travels with the ball | 19-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Menlo | James Richards (SG), Stephen Thoms (C) Austin Samuels, Joseph Landry | |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Lyman and he's hacked by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| 06:44 | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:28 | Menlo | Michael Hedden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 06:27 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:23 | Grinnell | Carl Tubbs is called for the reach on Thomas Lyman - foul #1 on Carl Tubbs, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hara (PF) Timothy Dotson | |
| Subs | Menlo | | |
| 06:23 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:23 | Grinnell | Thomas Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:03 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 06:02 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs gets the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:36 | Menlo | John Harris is hacked by David Hara - foul #1 on David Hara, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach (PG), Bradley Powers (SG), Cecil Scruggs (C) Thomas Lyman, Dale Ross, Sidney Brasher | |
| Subs | Menlo | Austin Samuels (SG), Michael Alfred (PF), David Brose (C) James Richards, John Harris, Stephen Thoms | |
| 05:21 | Menlo | David Brose hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Michael Hedden and the foul's on David Hara - foul #2 on David Hara, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| 05:21 | Menlo | David Brose makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern is called for traveling | 24-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Dotson (SF) Douglas Redfern | |
| Subs | Menlo | | |
| 04:49 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Hedden | 24-24 |
| 04:40 | Grinnell | Austin Samuels steals the ball from Cecil Scruggs | 24-24 |
| 04:20 | Menlo | Michael Alfred misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 04:18 | Menlo | David Brose pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:03 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Austin Samuels and he's hacked by Cecil Scruggs - foul #1 on Cecil Scruggs, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dale Ross (SG), Sidney Brasher (C) Bradley Powers, David Hara | |
| Subs | Menlo | James Richards (SG), John Harris (C) Michael Hedden, David Brose | |
| 04:03 | Menlo | Carl Tubbs makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:48 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clarence Kovach and he's hacked by Michael Alfred - foul #2 on Michael Alfred, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern (SF) Timothy Dotson | |
| Subs | Menlo | Stephen Thoms (SF) Carl Tubbs | |
| 03:48 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:48 | Menlo | Michael Alfred grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Clarence Kovach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Redfern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Scruggs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sidney Brasher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Menlo | PG - Austin Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Richards (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Thoms (fresh) PF - Michael Alfred (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Menlo | James Richards double dribbles | 26-27 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Menlo | Joseph Landry (PF) Michael Alfred | |
| 03:39 | Grinnell | Clarence Kovach's pass is intercepted by James Richards in the backcourt | 26-27 |
| 03:24 | Menlo | Austin Samuels scores on a jump hook from the right block | 26-29 |
| 03:18 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher hits the finger roll set up by Dale Ross | 28-29 |
| 03:02 | Menlo | Joseph Landry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Clarence Kovach - foul #3 on Clarence Kovach, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Chad White (PG), Timothy Dotson (PF) Clarence Kovach, Cecil Scruggs | |
| Subs | Menlo | Michael Hedden (PG) John Harris | |
| 03:02 | Menlo | Joseph Landry misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:02 | Menlo | Joseph Landry misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:02 | Menlo | Joseph Landry makes the 3rd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:51 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher misses the lay-in | 28-30 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | Dale Ross grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:45 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher scores on a floater from close range set up by Chad White and the foul's on Austin Samuels - foul #2 on Austin Samuels, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Menlo | David Brose (C) Austin Samuels | |
| 02:45 | Grinnell | Sidney Brasher makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:24 | Menlo | James Richards makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Hedden | 31-32 |
| 02:17 | Grinnell | Michael Hedden is called for the reach on Chad White - foul #2 on Michael Hedden, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Hara (PF) Douglas Redfern | |
| Subs | Menlo | Carl Tubbs (SF), Michael Alfred (PF) Stephen Thoms, Joseph Landry | |
| 02:17 | Grinnell | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:17 | Grinnell | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:57 | Menlo | Michael Alfred connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Hedden | 33-34 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Dale Ross connects on the 3 from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 01:08 | Menlo | Michael Hedden can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 01:06 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Timothy Dotson | 36-34 |
| 00:57 | Grinnell | Dale Ross comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 00:56 | Menlo | Michael Hedden grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:51 | Menlo | Michael Hedden is hacked by Sidney Brasher - foul #1 on Sidney Brasher, team foul #10 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Erik Vance (SG), Douglas Redfern (SF), Cecil Scruggs (C) Dale Ross, Timothy Dotson, Sidney Brasher | |
| Subs | Menlo | Austin Samuels (SG), John Harris (C) James Richards, David Brose | |
| 00:51 | Menlo | Michael Hedden makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:51 | Menlo | Michael Hedden misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | David Hara grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 00:45 | Grinnell | Cecil Scruggs knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Redfern | 38-35 |
| 00:32 | Menlo | Austin Samuels misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 00:30 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Cecil Scruggs | 38-35 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | Douglas Redfern can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-35 |
| 00:01 | Menlo | John Harris snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | Menlo | John Harris clanks a fullcourt shot | 38-35 |